Brand new 55g tank about 1.5 mo old. fish are dying
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:00 pm
We cycled using 5 rasporas and a couple small aquaplants (that take over lol). Growers~!
We cycled til the whole thing was finished and ready for fishes.
PH is high 8.2
Ammonia is now almost unreadable.
Nitrites area as well.
Nitrates are highest of the LOW bars on the handy colored test kit they provide.
Its 79.4 degrees to 80.2
We got 5 more rasp's after the cycle. drip acclimated them
Got a Betta like I've never seen. I never wanted another one, but I could not ay no to my husband when he gave him to me.
Also got 3 (getting more) otos. They've been very spawny lately!
And 3 African froggies.
ONE yo yo loach and ordered 5 more to pick up today (a four day wait( he schooled with the boras' to feel safe cause the Betta wanted to kill him. Alot.
One of the rasboras had stringy things hanging from his gil area. Small but visible enough. He died.
Just saw that another ras died and the otos have white bits on the side oft their mouth or in their throat. One is VERY visible when watching him eat. Hes' got a ton in there.
So many meds, I don't wanna over medicate, and I may have. Please help. So many reads, and no replies. It cant be that off the wall. Advice is what I need!
Our loach died (no idea why)
Our Betta died.
FOUR rasporas died.
We treated with pima or mela fix for my Betta's fin rot (tiny little pinhole but you know how fast that will kill them). He ended up on the aquarium floor, trying to stay upright but tilting, I hate that crap witha passion but husband "believes" in it.
I netted him and put him up to the surface so at least,, he had access to the air. Put plants all round him to make him feel less vulnerable but it didn't' matter, he died very soon after. When I got him, I saw a small (about 2 pinhead worths?) around his rear right side, right before his tail. And after he died, he looked like he'd eaten a small raspora.....his gullet was all dark.....and i SWEAR i saw an eye looking at me from inside. Perhaps he's constipation killed him from eating a whole fish? NO idea.
I do not overfeed. I skip feeding 2 times a week, one if I'm feeling weak myself . We use flourish on our plants andha ve since day one.
I vacuum that thing with a brand new suction house 2 times weekly along with water changes and then parameter checks.
ADVICE please. we gave this up for almost a year as we lost so many fish til the very last month or two (Right before we had to move across country). /sigh/
PLEASE help, emma, any experts..I know I have no pics, unless you look at my https://www.facebook.com/ Amanda RIchardson, shows the blank to set up and filled tank. and a few rasporas....blurry!
Please anyone
We cycled til the whole thing was finished and ready for fishes.
PH is high 8.2
Ammonia is now almost unreadable.
Nitrites area as well.
Nitrates are highest of the LOW bars on the handy colored test kit they provide.
Its 79.4 degrees to 80.2
We got 5 more rasp's after the cycle. drip acclimated them
Got a Betta like I've never seen. I never wanted another one, but I could not ay no to my husband when he gave him to me.
Also got 3 (getting more) otos. They've been very spawny lately!
And 3 African froggies.
ONE yo yo loach and ordered 5 more to pick up today (a four day wait( he schooled with the boras' to feel safe cause the Betta wanted to kill him. Alot.
One of the rasboras had stringy things hanging from his gil area. Small but visible enough. He died.
Just saw that another ras died and the otos have white bits on the side oft their mouth or in their throat. One is VERY visible when watching him eat. Hes' got a ton in there.
So many meds, I don't wanna over medicate, and I may have. Please help. So many reads, and no replies. It cant be that off the wall. Advice is what I need!
Our loach died (no idea why)
Our Betta died.
FOUR rasporas died.
We treated with pima or mela fix for my Betta's fin rot (tiny little pinhole but you know how fast that will kill them). He ended up on the aquarium floor, trying to stay upright but tilting, I hate that crap witha passion but husband "believes" in it.
I netted him and put him up to the surface so at least,, he had access to the air. Put plants all round him to make him feel less vulnerable but it didn't' matter, he died very soon after. When I got him, I saw a small (about 2 pinhead worths?) around his rear right side, right before his tail. And after he died, he looked like he'd eaten a small raspora.....his gullet was all dark.....and i SWEAR i saw an eye looking at me from inside. Perhaps he's constipation killed him from eating a whole fish? NO idea.
I do not overfeed. I skip feeding 2 times a week, one if I'm feeling weak myself . We use flourish on our plants andha ve since day one.
I vacuum that thing with a brand new suction house 2 times weekly along with water changes and then parameter checks.
ADVICE please. we gave this up for almost a year as we lost so many fish til the very last month or two (Right before we had to move across country). /sigh/
PLEASE help, emma, any experts..I know I have no pics, unless you look at my https://www.facebook.com/ Amanda RIchardson, shows the blank to set up and filled tank. and a few rasporas....blurry!
Please anyone